Use this high-level procedure to install and customize IBM® WebSphere® Application Server.
Before you begin
Obtain the product
code for distributed platforms.
About this task
Perform the following
procedure to learn about and to
create a running version of the product on your machine. Plan to read
through the major topics in the Welcome, Learn about, and Product
overview sections of the information center before beginning the installation.
If
you are planning to migrate from an earlier version, you can install
the WebSphere Application Server product before
migrating.
Procedure
- Review the installation
solution diagrams to help you plan
a design for your application serving topology.
Use
the diagrams to identify and select your installation path.
- Prepare your operating platform for installation.
- Install your WebSphere Application
Server
product.
- Configure the product.
You
can use the Profile Management Tool or
the manageprofiles command to configure application
server runtime environments, called profiles.
Create a cell. The cell includes a deployment manager
profile and a federated application server profile.
See the
documentation on creating profiles for more information.
- Optional: Consider migrating a previous
installation
to Version 8.0.
You can migrate the configuration and
applications from a previous installation of another version of WebSphere Application Server.
What to do next
Deploy your applications.